Old Guy REACTS to POLYPHIA G.O.A.T. | Composer Point of View 

Haha - he's my "anti-bully" ventriloquist puppet and his name is Brandon Terror-Dactyl, from the east side of Jurassic Valley - hes got a Joe Pesci type attitude :)

@@KeyOfGeebz honestly, you won my subscription when you called a bands writing process “creative mushroom”. We are trying to sprout a perfect circle ⭕️

the greatest comment i have ever come across in my life

It might be the mushrooms, but I think that turtle sold me the mushrooms

😂😂😂 the turtle would have set me off more with that smile

True that!

@Advanced Solutions God you must be fun at parties. His ego aside, Polyphia have proven they can play this piece just fine, accurately time and time again. Shutup lmao

@Advanced Solutions You are actually one of the worst human beings i've seen. Just know that Tim Henson and Polyphia are and always will be more successful than you. Learn to appreciate Talent instead of hating on others. Grow up.

@Advanced Solutions no you could not.

@Advanced Solutions Hey man I feel like I should just let you know, that arrogance that Tim portrays is just his stage presence alter ego. As for talent, every member of that band has more talent in each fingertip than you'll ever have. I have so much respect for them as a band for pushing the boundaries and making this new sound.

literally same.

Hell yeah brother

That turtle looks like it just took the biggest bong rip.

@@eatower2 looking at me going "brooooo" xdd

🤙🤙🤙

I subscribed because he made that joke

it cracked me like nothing did for a long time

@@KeyOfGeebz I laughed like shit when u did that cuz it was out of nowhere af

@@OOMFASIA Likewise ! XD

It is real complex and a peer performance for sure! 🤙🤙

@@KeyOfGeebz I think from a compositional standpoint, you'd also like Plini.

@@MrSchism Yea, he's epic - did one on him could days ago :) 🤙

"Pop" music has always been driven by the bands that are for other bands. Television, Husker Du, Failure, HUM, are just a few that come to mind.

they really do a fantastic job of making music that's incredibly complex but digestible and catchy at the same time in my opinion.

And Scott usually doesn't know how Tim plays it so that's what gives them each they're own style while maintaining that colaboration

so Tim writes everything you're saying?

@@codectified no he usually just writes the melody or just some groundwork for the other band members to work with, but yea he usually starts the song for the band

@@codectified If he did, it'd be a grievous misuse of all of their talents. They're all involved in the writing process one way or another. Tim usually does the guitar work, Scottie usually does the beats (and his own guitar work to compliment Tim's without them stepping on each other's parts) that Clay transcribes to drums with his own touches, and it's probably a 50/50 split between Tim and Scottie who does the 808s that the Gobermeister transcribes to bass and, again, puts his own spin on. Tim also makes the beats sometimes but from what I understand that's more Scottie's territory, and if you listen to their beats side by side you'll be able to pick up who produced the beats on what songs. Not a lot of Polyphia songs have "beat versions", but the few that do exist and are official let you get a peek into what the creative process is like before Clay transcribes things. Some videos have been made by Tim also going in depth about how they make some of their songs and how they come together.

Wow that actually makes so much sense. Im not even the least bit surprised lol, that's exactly what it sounds like.

@@ace88bf that was exactly my reaction when my brother and I saw that video. I actually said something to that effect to my brother. I can't believe it's taken me this long to discover Polyphia

Lots of musicians do this, you’re giving the guy too much credit lol

@@ryleyy3 it's impossible to give Tim too much credit.

Tim Henson is also the name of a UK tennis player and a gay podcast host from Ohio, shouts out to all the freaks who see this, whattado timmy boo

I thought it was very interesting he could tell they made It digitally too, in like 30 seconds which is insanely impressive

and composed on keyboard

he didn't call the fibonacci sequence, in a video previous to lateralus he said he was gonna do lateralus because he heard about it doing the fibonacci sequence and it sounded interesting. sorry but he didn't call it

@@fadew55 I seriously doubt anyone that claims to catch it on a first listen. It’s just not something you’d normally be thinking about associating with syllables from the vocalist and time signatures.

@@frightenedsoul Well you're also not a composer. When your mind and ears are ironed out and developed to think about the technical part and not just how Maynard sobering up let him finally write a fucking song in 4/4, it's easier to "catch" things that regular listeners wouldn't. Believe me. Just because you don't get it doesn't mean it's how you say it is, and that's something that more dunning krugers of the world need to hear.

The thing is that they can only say wow because they know its just Tim making this shit harder to play simply for clout. Every composer reaction I seen to this always says shit like "I don't really understand why he is playing it like that other than trying to look cool" because there are reasons why guitar techniques get broken down into easier things to play. Nobody is that consistent. Watch any Polyphia live show and you will see how bad they really are when it comes to consistency. The only real pro is the drummer. He is consistent live and actually is the only reason why sound any good live.

@@keithgraham8588 Yet he's still the one in the successful touring band and you're not. Different people have different styles. You ask Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton to play the same song, chances are they would've played it differently. No need for a random dude on youtube to gatekeep guitar technique.

@@keithgraham8588 I have seen them live and Tim and Scott were hitting their notes, keeping the grove and putting on a strong performance despite the crowd not really giving them any energy. As far as the doing it the hard way to look cool sentiment, I find it more likely that they've spent years focusing on more advanced techniques and the idea of trying to play it an easier way might actually be more challenging for them. It's some what similar to an interview of Tech-9 in which he rapped one of his verses at full speed no problem but fumbled though it when asked to repeat it back slowly. It's less about being showy and more just a mode of operation

@@rudywilliams6538 I don't agree with the guy but that's a dumb argument man, you don't have to be a chef to say that something tastes like shit, but like I said I agree with you, they are pretty good live from what I've seen

@@keithgraham8588 I have seen them live and only their guitar tone is somewhat not that good, it sounds duller compared to the studio version, but it might have been just how I remember, still had a blast tho. Their tone in the soundcheck video sounds good.

I've made a few people polyphia fans by showing them GOAT

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@@DarkSentencer same I showed my friend some polyphia songs a week ago and he’s been listening to them every day since. Their music really stands out and is hard to not enjoy it

The moment I heard this song I knew it was special. I'm not on the level of any of these musicians but I've been around and unfortunately only musicians seem to understand how incredible this truly is

So true sometimes using the contrast of rests and hits brings wonders to a track and his cymbal work is impeccable

Jojo Mayer (another amazing drummer) refers to this as the distance between 0 and 1.

son of a birch man, you nailed it. It’s the respect of the space that makes this dude so damn good. And to hit so damn hard when he’s filling that space is pretty damn hard core. Love it!

@@chrisandjenniferkaufmann8197 i was gonna answer jojo, but i wouldnt put him in the "greater rock genre"... but he's the OG in this imo

@@chrisandjenniferkaufmann8197 “the space between 0 and 1” sounds better

Same here 🤙

Oh hey, it's TOTAL wankery(!!), it just happens to also be frickin' AWESOME! :D

ahh.. "not just".. I see that now. :)

And polyphia borrowed the idea from Jakub zytecki. He is the one guitarist who started this edm beat thingy, alot of guitarist respect him from david maxim to plini. While polyphia's tim henson and other dude is not that great at improv and only focuses on compositions, jakub is on another level.

@@Elitetiger27 ??? how is it gimmicky

I just heard it for the first time yesterday. My mind is still blown. It's like an alien, or a super computer wrote it. Perfection

Rhythmic ceremonial rituals and they are of royalty is so fucking accurate as well

Bad is their best song on the album, I think. That or Death Note.

Been looking for a live version of Bad. Hit me up if you find one.

@@PaulFeldner learn it a while ago, surprised it's one of the easiest songs in the album

BAD is the best song their wrote in my opinion. GOAT has this kind of effect that set you off, and of course an excellent writing arrangement; but idk, there is really something special about BAD.

it's BAD but not bad

That was exactly the approach I interpreted from their newer work. They bring so much technicality but it always feels welcoming. No matter how technical of a musician the listener is.

lol. I saw a video yesterday on youtube from Tim's instagram where he talks about writing OD and GOAT, and he described GOAT the exact way. He took the melody he originally created and made it as "chordy" as possible just so he could "flex" his ability. Really interesting way of creating a song.

hmm I must find this mysterious W E E D you talk about.

And a touch of LSD

That's the secret for most metal/prog bands lol

It definitely helps!

Pop music, weed, and LSD

I appreciate that!

Thanks Jon!!

I saw that show in Dallas, Polyphia's hometown.

Dude, those two songs plus Goose are my favorites by them. The whole "The Most Hated" album just has such a cool sound and vibe to it.

@@kaykeywakey6173 TMH is such a beautiful artistic work

I second "the worst"

the worst isn’t fingerstyle lmao

The worst is one of my favorite songs it’s so sexy.

ichika is absolutely mindblowing!

Hahhahha.....right?

He gives me John Stewart vibes

Awesome thank you! 🤙